Here's proof that that having the HP Z1 workstations will cut down the time it takes to service the workstations, leaving more time to do other things for your business. “HP has made this product so easy to service that even an 11-year-old can do it!...Think you can assemble an HP Z1 with a blindfold on. If this 11 year-old can, we bet you can too!" See how it's done in http://bit.ly/JbPzUu.

One thing I have always been impressed with on HP equipment is how field serviceable it is. I used to do a lot of work on HP printers and it was never painful, even as a self taught tech. Most of the work I did ended up being routine maintenance on printers, a lot of feed rollers on high volume devices. I've had devices from other companies that required a lot of effort to get to any components.

I trained my fish to feed themselves by tripping a laser sensor at certain times of the day. They have to pass through a tube to trip the sensor, and it only feeds them during certain windows of the day.

I feel like the training method for an 11 year old is the same, give them treats until they can do it without your help.

All kidding aside, i feel like many 11 year olds today could strip and rebuild any computer, put some effort into it and they could do it blindfolded.

Can't watch the video, because it's youtube, so i don't know what the kid is doing.

Thank you very much for your comments which were sent to the appropriate manager who has already responded with appreciation. As I've said previously our HP teams value the feedback from you tech savvy members. I apologize for my delayed reply and will follow-up with specific notes in the next post .

- OceanV, we can understand your reasoning, but this is a very reliable machine, and, thus far, we have no product alerts for it. By no means does "easily serviced" implies or equates to "breaks down a lot".

- John, if replacing computer parts while blindfolded was part of any test, I doubt if I would pass....love the "special forces selection test" reference.

- Justin, we appreciate very much your confirmation: "One thing I have always been impressed with on HP equipment is how field serviceable it is". I'll have to borrow your phrase "how field serviceable it is". Your last sentence made us smile: "I think for now though I will avoid working while blindfolded :)." Yes, let's leave this exercise to precocious eleven year olds.

- fialkor, I doubt if the pricing is solely based on "the convenience of easy serviceability". The team did note your comment about the pricing.

- Nick, despite your challenging experience with your Compaq desktop, thanks for the positive feedback and for sharing the link. I enjoyed reading your comments in the link and will archive it for future reference. It was reassuring to read that replacing the motherboard in the Compaq desktop didn't send you to the emergency room for stitches but was a pleasantly surprising experience. Your description of the cabling system also caught my attention: "The internal cable management was spectacular, running cables together and around clips and components to allow for ease of organization, tracking back to source, and rerouting if you had to move them out of the way which i did."

- jcvnstdn, Yes, thanks for confirming that the video was "well done".

- Leif, thanks for applauding the "very cool approach" and for your comments in previous postings. We've been listening and tried to offer something "lighter in tone" yet still informative.

- Paragraph, we appreciate the "kidding". I don't think this serious eleven year old would need treats or repeated, robotic effort to perform this task. Eventually, we hope you will be able to watch the video.

Priscilla, you have ruined my new working arrangement. I informed my boss that HP endorsed servicing equipment blindfolded and have been wearing a sleep mask to work for the past week. I have my boss convinced that I just work much slower this way when the reality is I am napping.

Guess I have to work normally tomorrow and say HP changed their stance on the whole blindfold issue...

Priscilla, you have ruined my new working arrangement. I informed my boss that HP endorsed servicing equipment blindfolded and have been wearing a sleep mask to work for the past week. I have my boss convinced that I just work much slower this way when the reality is I am napping.

Guess I have to work normally tomorrow and say HP changed their stance on the whole blindfold issue...

why didn't you just tell him you were studying the "Uri Geller" method of systems maintenance? I spose you could've added something about Shirley Mclaine's helpdesk skills...

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